Browsing by Department "Enstitüler, Lisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü, Amerikan Kültürü ve Edebiyatı Ana Bilim Dalı"
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Are the Chinese a "model minority"? or is this just a myth? why is this important for diversity and multiculturalism in the USA and a postethnic America?
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2009)Asian Americans are called "model minorities" in the USA. This thesis will assess whether Chinese Americans are model minorities by examining traditional patriarchy, race, class position, gender and mixed cultural identity ... -
Arm-wrestling a super power: American representations in Turkish comedies
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2010)The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the cinematic representations of American characters in Turkish comedy films. It claims that through comedy films Turkish society expresses its feelings and thoughts about Americans. ... -
Black and white guns and fear :gun ownership in the U.S.A
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2006)Silah sahibi birçok ABD vatandaşı, silahlarını kendilerini korumak amacıyla bulundurduklarını söylüyorlar. İstatistikler ise ABD’de insanların silahlarını kendilerini koruma amacından daha çok intihar olaylarında ve ... -
Blues and arabesk a comparative study
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2006)Music is a reflection of a culture. There is a vast collection of musical genres in human history as many as the cultures in the history of mankind. Blues and arabesk are only two examples. Is it possible that these two ... -
A comparative study of Turkhish and American activist theatre in the 20th century
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2008)The essential goal of this project is two-fold: to gain a greater understanding of the role of activist theater in Turkey and in the U.S and discuss the need for activist theater. The research component of this project ... -
A discourse analysis of the abortion debate in Turkey and the United States
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2009)Bu tezin yazilis amaci Kurtaj meselesinin Amerika ve Turkiye'deki durumunu din ahlak ekonomi sosyal normlar kadin haklari gibi farkli yazili ve sozlu soylemleri kullanarak gozlemleme ve analiz etme yoluyla bu iki kulturu ... -
The eclipse of Apollo: Passion and violence in the theatre of break
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2014)The purpose of this thesis is to claim that even though there are centuries between the plays, they share and display the basic fight of the human nature which happens between the reason and the insanity. The duality of ... -
Economic independence of women in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's works
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2010)This thesis aims to analyze the works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman in terms ofeconomic independence of women in the view of feminism and gender identity. Gilmanadvocated that women should work and take part in the labor ... -
Esatern warriors and western lovers: Opera in David Henry Hwang's work
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Fantasy setting narrative space in the queer cinema of the usa (1990s–2010s)
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2016)Fantasy Setting Narrative Space in the Queer Cinema of the USA (1990s–2010s) investigates the origins and functioning of particular choices of setting fantasy elements and non-linear narrative structures in the queer cinema ... -
A freudian study of depression in post World War ii American theatre
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2009)Depresyonu anlamak icin karakterin yetisip buyudugu ve bilincaltinin olustugu gecmis sartlari incelemek gerekir. Gecmisten gelen anilarla dolu olan bilincalti davranisin sekillenmesinde onemli rol oynar. Ve bazidusunceler ... -
From "Boxes" to "Cages": A comparative analysis of feminist themes in Sevim Burak and Ursula K. Le Guin
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2016)Karşılaştırmalı bir edebiyat çalışması olarak bu tez Sevim Burak ve Ursula K. Le Guin'in eserlerindeki feminist temalardaki benzerlikleri ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlar. İki yazarın bazı temaları eserlerine dâhil edip, bazılarını ... -
Hamurgers and hand-holding: Mcdonald's in Turkey
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2012)Many countries are associated with the brands that they produce in this age among these brands. There are not only the consumption goods but also the brands of food and beverage. One of the best examples to the issue is ... -
The horizon rising above Zora Neale Hurston’s works
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2016)Zora Neale Hurston the prominent writer of the Harlem Renaissance has led the way for the future writers of black letters in terms of representing blacks in literature. This doctoral thesis is aiming at exploring how Zora ... -
Hybridization of American Cosmo business women's image in the Turkish version of Cosmopolitan and Elele magazines for 2009
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2011)Cosmopolitan is an international popular magazine published as 63 editions in 36 languages for women who talk the same `women?s language? worldwide. The ideology of Cosmopolitan is that women should be sexually influencing ... -
The "I" in Istanbul: Reflections of American expatriate women on the city and on their conflicts of identity
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2014)Bu tez, İstanbul'da yaşayan Amerikalı kadınların kimlik çatışmalarını incelemektedir. "Cinsiyet" diye bir kategorinin olup olmadığı ve bu kategorinin "öteki" liğe neden olup olmadığı konusunda süregelen tartışmalar da bu ... -
Individual freedom and the position of the supernatural in Ancient Greek and modern American tragedy
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2010)The purpose of this master thesis study is to claim that in the tragedy form, it is not possible to interpret all the acts through a fatalistic reading, whether it is an Ancient Greek play or a modern play. It suggests ... -
The integration of Turks into American culture
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2011)The United States has been the land of opportunities and dreams for Turkish settlers since the nineteenth century. Since Turks first began immigrating to the U.S in 1820 almost 300000 Turkish immigrants have arrived in the ... -
Islam in the United States after 9
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2016)Michel Foucault, toplum, bireyler, gruplar ve kurumlar arasındaki ilişkiler açısından, düşünce merkezine güç kavramını koyar. (Foucault 1972, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1995). Foucault, kurumların gruplar ve bireyler üzerinde gücünü ... -
A Journey To The Terrible Enlightenment in Suzan-Lori Parks' in the Blood and The Fucking A
(Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2013)This thesis will address a comparative investigation of the portrayal of the sin guilt immoral act fault and the search for salvation in the embodiment of the three different female characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel ...